Brunswick, New Jersey
| New Brunswick, New Jersey | |
|---|---|
| City | |
| City of New Brunswick | |
| Nickname(s): Hub City, The Healthcare City | |
 Location of New Brunswick in Middlesex County. Inset: Location of Middlesex County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of New Brunswick, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°29′12″N 74°26′40″W / 40.486678°N 74.444414°WCoordinates: 40°29′12″N 74°26′40″W / 40.486678°N 74.444414°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Middlesex |
| Established | December 30, 1730 |
| Incorporated | September 1, 1784 |
| Named for | Braunschweig, Germany or King George II of Great Britain |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) |
| • Body | City Council |
| • Mayor | James M. Cahill (D, term ends December 31, 2018) |
| • Administrator | Thomas A. Loughlin, III |
| • Municipal clerk | Daniel A. Torrisi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.789 sq mi (14.995 km2) |
| • Land | 5.227 sq mi (13.539 km2) |
| • Water | 0.562 sq mi (1.456 km2) 9.71% |
| Area rank | 264th of 566 in state 14th of 25 in county |
| Elevation | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 55,181 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 56,910 |
| • Rank | 27th of 566 in state 5th of 25 in county |
| • Density | 10,556.4/sq mi (4,075.8/km2) |
| • Density rank | 34th of 566 in state 2nd of 25 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 08901-08906, 08933, 08989 |
| Area code(s) | 732/848 and 908 |
| FIPS code | 3402351210 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885318 |
| Website | www |
| New Brunswick is the county seat for Middlesex County. | |
The City of New Brunswick is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. It is the county seat of Middlesex County, and the home of Rutgers University. The city is located on the Northeast Corridor rail line, 27 miles (43 km) southwest of Manhattan, on the southern bank of the Raritan River. At the 2010 United States Census, the population of New Brunswick was 55,181, reflecting an increase of 6,608 (+13.6%) from the 48,573 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 6,862 (+16.5%) from the 41,711 counted in the 1990 Census. Due to the concentration of medical facilities in the area, including Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Saint Peter's University Hospital, as well as Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey's Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick is known as "the Hub City." The corporate headquarters and production facilities of several global pharmaceutical companies are situated in the city, including Johnson & Johnson and Bristol-Myers Squibb.
New Brunswick is noted for its ethnic diversity. At one time, one quarter of the Hungarian population of New Jersey resided in the city and in the 1930s one out of three city residents was Hungarian. The Hungarian community continues to exist, alongside growing Asian and Hispanic communities that have developed around French Street near Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.
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